I love contemporary figurative art in general, but his paintings just have something more to them that resonates so much with how I feel. Giovanni manages to capture the instant, the feeling, the sensation of a moment better than photographs do, he gives us a quick, rough, imprecise but bright glimpse inside contemporary youth’s daily emotions.
The artist himself, looking just like one of this artworks:
Integrated In Contemporary Urban Scenes by Alexey KondakovAlexey Kondakov is an art director and graphic designer from Kiyev, Ukraine.
In his projects, Kondakov masterfully compiles heroes of classic paintings with contemporary urban surroundings. The compositions of his collages are extremely balanced and perfectly executed. At first sight, we think we are looking at a regular photo.
Source Instagram: @alksko
Alexey Kondakov (akaAlksko)’s digital collages: I really appreciate the attention he puts into adapting the photo’s lighting to the original painting, it really makes the subjects look much more close to us, normal people casually living their everyday life. Here are some of my favourites:
